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New trophies for Three Peaks Race

by Holly Ranson on 10 Apr 2009
Three Peaks Race trophies - Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks Race SW

Launceston fine furniture designer Alan Livermore has given the Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks Race the perfect 21st birthday present.

The craftsman has created two new trophies for the first finishers in the main racing division, marking the first year that the category will award monohull and multihull entries separately.

`They are made of an end-grain balsa and foam sandwich, which is how a lot of boats are made, so they look heavy but are actually quite light,’’ Mr Livermore said.

`The boats are solid Huon pine; the shape of the monohull’s bow is based on past winner Haphazard – I downloaded the study plans of the boat online.’’

The model multihull was designed from a bow-on photograph of four-time race winner and defending champion Slingshot, a 9m Chamberlin catamaran.

Brass plaques engraved with the winners’ names will be added to the trophies’ outer edges.

Mr Livermore has been a member of the Three Peaks Race’s host club, Port Dalrymple Yacht Club, for 12 years.

`I was happy to make the trophies because we are unable to go to the club working bees, so this is our contribution to the club,’’ he said on behalf of himself and wife Katie, who sails a Corsair dinghy.

`All up they probably took about four days to make and I think they’ve worked out quite well.’’

Race director and PDYC commodore Peter Sluce said he asked Mr Livermore to fashion the trophies because of his renowned design skills.

He said the large Huon pine mirror that has served as the coveted race trophy for 20 years would be retired to PDYC’s Beauty Point club-house.
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